Cerebrospinal fluid leak presented with the C1-C2 sign caused by spinal canal stenosis: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intracranial hypotension is a disorder characterized by low cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure typically caused by loss of CSF. Although some mechanisms account for the CSF leakage have been elucidated, spinal canal stenosis has never been reported as a pathological cause of intracranial hypotension. C1-C2 sign is a characteristic imaging feature, which indicates CSF collection between the spinous processes of C1 and C2, occasionally observed on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with intracranial hypotension.

Case presentation

A 58-year-old man was presented to our institute with complaints of posterior cervical pain persisting for 3 months, along with numbness and muscle weakness of extremities. A fat suppression T2-weighted image of MRI illustrated fl

SUBMITTER: Akiba C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7181568 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature